This post was sponsored by Sam’s Club, however, the text and opinions are all my own.
One thing, Step and I didn’t envision for this moment in our marriage is trying to figure out how to date each other while taking care of an infant. Being parents of older kids, we forgot how easy it is to forget to date when the family dynamics change to include an infant.
We love our little Chocolate Drop but we had to create us a routine that would allow us to have a regular date night. Once we were able to get use to waking up in the middle of the night, changing diapers again, fixing unlimited number of bottles and being functioning zombies because of the limited hours of sleep, we were able to figure out a date night survival routine.
Yes, spending quality time together as husband and wife is a survival mechanism for marriage. We understood the importance of it but in reality it didn’t seem possible with an infant, work, and trying to get sleep by any means necessary.
We are so thankful that we are simple people and don’t mind having date nights at home or being flexible with date nights that work around the baby schedule.
Anyone that has a baby know that as small as a baby is, they still require a massive number of things. To eliminate daily runs to the store and increase time we have together, we shop at Sam’s Club® for convenience and everyday savings on baby items, household items and even groceries.
I’ve even shopped Sam’s Club online. Online I’m able to save my shopping list and order the items needed and pick up at my local store. I love this convenience especially when Chocolate Drop isn’t in a shopping mood, i.e. she is having an extremely fussy day.
For right now, since Chocolate Drop is still an infant, we are opting to have date night at home. So we have created us a date night survival routine for a successful semi-baby free date night.
Date Night Survival Routine
1. Feeding: we feed Chocolate Drop. She is on Similac sensitive formula due to her fussiness and gas. We make sure to give her a warm bottle of milk with a little cereal in it. This helps to fill her up and keeps her little belly full longer.
2. Bath: after her feeding, we give her a warm bath. We wash her with Aveeno Baby Wash and Shampoo. Their tear free formula is perfect for chocolate drop gentle skin and it doesn’t leave her skin dry us it has an awesome smelling fragrance.
3. Sleepwear: after the warm relaxing bath, we put Chocolate Drop in a Huggies diaper, lotion her up, and put her in a footed sleepwear.
4. Bedtime: after dressing her, we swaddle her in her bed with some soothing sounds playing. She normal dozes off to sleep. She sleeps for a couple of hours.
Once she is sleep, we snuggle up on the couch to watch the movie we picked up at Sam’s Club, eat take out and snack on the special date night snack we purchased at Sam’s Club as well.
This type of date night may not sound glamorous to you but it works for us. Once you have kids, you understand that being anal or inflexible to changes is not how you will keep your sanity, stay calm or even be able to have a date night. I would rather have a happy baby, spouse and happiness within any day over stress with trying to have the “perfect” date night as dictated by what the world says a date night is.
Remember new parents or even seasoned parents, finding balance with kids and date night, is about what works for you! Create a date night (day) survival routine that fits your family dynamic. Now don’t get us wrong, our routine, just like anything else, isn’t child proof but it does give us a starting point.
Hey, we are thankful that Sam’s Club gives us a one stop shop for everything we need for baby, home and date night. If you don’t have a membership, I recommend getting one even if you just use their subscription service to get routine delivery of regular used items, such as diapers, wipes, etc. Sign up now!
What is your date night survival routine?
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This post was sponsored by Sam’s Club, however, the text and opinions are all my own.
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